Prices at 42 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$18
Chargemaster (median)
$36
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$30
Typical cash range: $16 – $170.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | Lenoir, NC | $14 | $6 | ★ 3/5 | 189 min | 14.3% |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro, NC | $16 | — | ★ 3/5 | 222 min | 13.9% |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | $16 | — | ★ 3/5 | 218 min | 13.7% |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville, NC | $16 | $6 | ★ 5/5 | 171 min | 13.7% |
| Carolinas Medical Center/behav Health | Charlotte, NC | $16 | $20 | ★ 4/5 | 198 min | 14.8% |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $16 | $20 | ★ 4/5 | 122 min | 14.1% |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle, NC | $16 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 139 min | 15.5% |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $16 | $21 | — | 116 min | 14.8% |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $16 | $20 | ★ 3/5 | 144 min | 14.9% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-northeast | Concord, NC | $16 | $20 | ★ 4/5 | 187 min | 14.6% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $16 | $18 | ★ 3/5 | 179 min | 14.9% |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $16 | $21 | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | 14.9% |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva, NC | $16 | $20 | ★ 3/5 | 174 min | 13.9% |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $17 | $22 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 15.1% |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $18 | — | ★ 4/5 | 208 min | 15.3% |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $18 | — | ★ 3/5 | 216 min | 14.3% |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville, NC | $18 | — | ★ 2/5 | 219 min | 15.4% |
| Cape Fear Valley-bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $18 | — | — | 191 min | 15.0% |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham, NC | $18 | $19 | ★ 5/5 | 244 min | 14.1% |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham, NC | $18 | $19 | ★ 5/5 | 296 min | 14.9% |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville, NC | $18 | $19 | ★ 1/5 | 180 min | 15.3% |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory, NC | $33 | $30 | ★ 2/5 | 223 min | 14.2% |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh, NC | $45 | $59 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | 13.9% |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital | Cary, NC | $45 | $57 | ★ 5/5 | 195 min | 14.6% |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | Lexington, NC | $60 | $56 | ★ 2/5 | 168 min | 15.1% |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.